Fuertes lluvias inundan Machala cada año, inundaciones que anteceden a los brotes de las enfermedades por transmision vectorial. El virus del Sika como otras enfermedades transmitidas por picaduras de mosquito están directamente relacionadas con la pobreza. En Machala, Ecuador, un grupo de científicos de Upstate New York Medical University investigan el comportamiento de estas enfermedades de transmision vectorial lo confirman. Es evidente, como en toda la América Latina, los sectores más empobrecidos están totalmente expuestos e indefensos a estas enfermedades que brotan con mayor fuerza despues de las intensas lluvias y otros desastres naturales.The Sika virus as other diseases transmitted by mosquitos are directly related to poverty. In Machala, Ecuador, a group of scientists from Upstate New York Medical University investigate the behavior of these diseases. It is evident, as in all of Latin America, that the most impoverished sectors are exposed and defenseless to these diseases, which emerge more strongly after intense rains and other natural disasters.
The Sika virus as other diseases transmitted by mosquitos are directly related to poverty. In Machala, Ecuador, a group of scientists from Upstate New York Medical University investigate the behavior of these diseases. It is evident, as in all of Latin America, that the most impoverished sectors are exposed and defenseless to these diseases, which emerge more strongly after intense rains and other natural disasters.« less